PICKFORD — While they've added a few new wrinkles to the playbook, the Pickford Panthers still like to run the football.

The Panthers churned out 325 total yards rushing and downed Bark River-Harris 30-20 in a non-league game played in a torrential downpour Friday night.

Senior quarterback Jared Hatfield led the Panthers, scoring a pair of touchdowns on runs of 8 and 21 yards. Jack Slater had a 44-yard TD run, and Travis Reich added a 4-yard TD run for the Panthers (2-0).

Through two games the Panthers have not completed a pass, although they've only attempted three.

With multiple running threats the Panthers have featured wishbone and pistol formations this season instead of their traditional double wing attack.

"The weather hampered what either team could do in this game," Pickford coach Josh Rader said. "Both teams were pretty much forced to run the ball. I still think we can be effective with our passing game, but not in those conditions. It was raining about as hard as any game I've been part of.

"It was a good win for us," Rader said. "We're off to a good start, and we want to keep it going."

Pickford's stable of running backs averaged 7.1 yards a carry, accounting for 325 yards on 44 attempts. Slater led the ground game with 135 yards on nine carries. Hatfield showed his speed, repeatedly getting outside as he ran for 67 yards on 10 carries. Reich had 63 yards on 13 tries and Elijay May added 60 yards on eight carries.

"The running game will always be a staple of Pickford football," Rader said. "We have all seniors in that backfield, and they are patient runners, who set each other up well."

Sophomore running back Alex Mathias gained 131 yards on 19 carries and had a 71-yard TD run in the first half for the Broncos (0-2).

The Panthers led 16-6 at halftime and went up 22-6 after Hatfield scored his second TD of the game on a 21-yard rollout run at 9:39 of the third quarter.

The Broncos put together a 9-play, 66-yard drive, capped by a 2-yard TD run from junior quarterback Jorden Sodergren with 9:55 left in the game. Curtis Labadie added the conversion run to get the Broncos within 22-14.

Pickford answered on the next series, with Reich capping a 5-play, 43-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run.

The Broncos scored once more near the finish, as Sodergren threw a 13-yard TD pass to Kyle Kleiman with 13.8 seconds remaining.

Bark River-Harris finished with 209 yards of total offense, which included 188 rushing. Sodergren was 3-of-7 passing for 21 yards.

Both teams lost two fumbles on a rainy night. Pickford was slowed by penalties, whistled for nine infractions and 74 yards. Two Panther TDs were called back on penalties.

"That is something we need to clean up," Rader said of the penalties. "We had a couple long runs and two touchdowns called back on holding penalties."

Page 2 of 2 - Slater led the Panthers with 10 total tackles. May and Aaron Dilday added eight stops each, while Hunter Plesscher and Reich had seven tackles apiece. Reich and Justin Portice recovered fumbles.